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Maximum runtime: typical values for flashlights

Half of flashlights in the catalog have maximum runtime below 48 h, and 80% fall between 6 h and 200 h (727 models with data).

Median48 h
Median 202685 h
Typical range6 h – 200 h
Models727
Distribution

How maximum runtime is distributed

09218427636801002003004004500–50: 36850–100: 150100–150: 92150–200: 28200–250: 27250–300: 12300–350: 17350–400: 7400–450: 8450–500: 18Median 48 h
Percentile10 %25 %50 %75 %90 %
Maximum runtime6 h16 h48 h101 h200 h

A model at the 75th percentile beats three quarters of the catalog on this spec.

Trends

Median maximum runtime by year

0 h25 h50 h75 h100 h201820192020202120222023202420252026
Recent leaders

Highest maximum runtime

1 Fenix LD30R
Fenix · 2023
LD30R
1,700 lm257 m18650 Li-ion, CR123A132 g
750 h
8.1
2 Wuben X4
Wuben · 2025
X4
1,500 lmBuilt-in Li-ion / Li-Po
720 h
6.4
3 Fenix PD35R ACE
Fenix · 2025
PD35R ACE
2,000 lm380 m18650 Li-ion, CR123A145 g
720 h
7.7
4 Nitecore MH12 Pro
Nitecore · 2023
MH12 Pro
3,300 lm505 mBuilt-in Li-ion / Li-Po
650 h
9.2
5 Nitecore LR70
Nitecore · 2023
LR70
3,000 lm
600 h
8.2
6 Nitecore EX7
Nitecore · 2025
EX7
6,000 lm500 m214 g
570 h
9.3
7 Fenix PD26R ACE
Fenix · 2025
PD26R ACE
1,300 lm354 m18350 Li-ion102 g
556 h
8.1
8 Fenix HM75R PRO
Fenix · 2026
HM75R PRO
3,500 lm398 m21700 Li-ion214 g
516 h
9.5
9 Fenix HP35R
Fenix · 2024
HP35R
4,000 lm450 mBuilt-in Li-ion / Li-Po476 g
500 h
9.2
10 Nextorch C61
Nextorch · 2025
C61
3,500 lm21700 Li-ion175 g
500 h
7.5
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